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SEVERE BRONCHOSPASM DURING RECTAL CARCINOlD RESECTION
Author(s) -
Hyett Anthony
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1995.tb01778.x
Subject(s) - bronchospasm , medicine , carcinoid syndrome , carcinoid tumour , resection , carcinoid tumors , surgery , asthma
The manifestations of carcinoid syndrome result from a variety of hormones secreted by the carcinoid tumour. The minority of patients with carcinoid tumour suffer bronchospasm and flushing. In this report the possibility of carcinoid syndrome in a patient who developed severe bronchospasm during operative manipulation of his rectal carcinoid is discussed.